Your 10 Favorite piano pieces

[musickid10]

In no particular order:

Rachmaninoff - Prelude in G# Minor
Rachmaninoff - Prelude in G minor
Liszt - La Campanella
Beethoven - Tempest Sonata mvt. 3
Beethoven - Moonlight sonata mvt. 3 (cliche, I know, but I do love it!)
Lecuona - La 32
Lecuona - En Tres por Cuatro
Mendelssohn - prelude in e minor op. 35 no. 1
Debussy - Arabesque no. 1
Chopin - Etude op. 10 no. 3

[gracefulpianist14]

I can't fit all my favorites in 10 places, but I'll try...
In no order:
Beethoven - Pathetique Sonata
Bach - Prelude and Fugue in C minor
Bach - Prelude and Fugue in G minor
Bach - Invention no. 1
Chopin - Prelude in Db Major
Brahms - Rhapsody in B minor
Haydn - Sonata in B minor
Debussy - Arabesque #2
Chopin - Prelude in C minor (or B minor, I can't decide!)
Beethoven - Sonata in G minor
Concerto: Bach Concerto in D minor

[shengtanmao]

In no order
Scriabin poem op32 f#
Debussy prelude book1 no4
Chopin Scherzo no1
Chopin Ballade no1
Chopin Barcarolle
Liszt Sonata in B minor
Schumann Fantasie in C
Chopin etude op10 no1
Chopin etude op25 no5
Liszt etude no11 harmonies du soir

Ravel Piano Concerto in G

[diwang99]

Oh boy, this is so hard to decide, here's my list:
Bach, WTC book 1 (yep, all 24 preludes and fugues)
Bach, Art of Fugue
Bach, English Suite No. 2
Bach, Inventions and Sinfonias
Beethoven, Waldstein Sonata
Beethoven, Moonlight Sonata
Beethoven, Pathetique
Chopin's Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 7, No. 2
Beethoven, 15 variations and a Fugue
Bach, Goldberg Variations
Of course, this is not in any particular order cause I dwell between these pieces as my favorite according to my mood.

[cuberdrift]

As of now: (also inc.: mood descriptions)

Appassionata mov't 3 - Beethoven (Rage/Fiery passion)
Tr.9 (Ricordanza) - Liszt (Unpredictable/melancholic love stuff)
Clair de Lune - Debussy (Dreaminess/Loneliness)
Concerto in Dm K466, 2nd mov't - Mozart (Charm)
Liebestraume no. 3 - Liszt (Unquenchable love)
Nocturne in Db Major - Chopin (Melancholy)
Sonata in A Major op. 36 no. 2 - Clementi (Bittersweet happiness)
Gladiolous Rag - Joplin (Colorful)
Fruhlingslied - Mendelssohn (Bright happiness/charm)
Goldberg Variations 25 - Bach (Sorrow)

I'm not sure if this is in order, but the Appassionata and Ricordanza are certainly the tops. 

[stucoy]

In no particular order:

Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy
Schubert: Sonata D960
Schubert: Sonata D959
Franck: Prelude, Chorale et Fugue
Beethoven: Sonata op. 109
Beethoven: Sonata op. 111
Schumann: Fantasie op.17
Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur L'Enfant Jesus
Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
Liszt: Vallee d'Obermann

[jollisg]

1. Beethoven - Waldstein sonata, especially mvt 1 (my absolute favorite)
2. Rachmaninoff - prelude op 23 no 4 in D major
3. Chopin - ballade no 1
4. Chopin - ballade no 2
5. Ravel - pavane pour une infante defunte
6. Brahms - scherzo op 4
7. Prokofiev - suggestion diabolique op 4 no 4 (but I kind of hated it when I practiced it for a several hours a day... )
8. Chopin - étude op 25 no 7
9. Scriabin - sonata no 1 mvt 4 (funebre)
10. Sibelius - romance in D flat major

Favorite piano concerto:
Prokofiev piano concerto no 2

[lalo57]

Chopin nocturne no 20 op posth.
Chopin Ballade g minor
Beethoven Waldstein Sonata
Bach aria from the Goldberg Variations (let's assume it is for piano)
Chopin étude op 10 no 3, op 10 no 12, op 25 no 12
Beethoven Clair de Lune sonata
Debussy Arabesque no 1
Beethoven Sonata Pathétique
Liszt La Campanella
Schumann Papillons

Tchaikovsky no 1

[stevensk]

In no order:
1) Chopin - ballade no 1
2) Chopin - ballade no 2
3) Rachmaninoff -Vocalise (transcr Borodin)
4) Rachmaninoff -pianoconcert no 3
5) Rachmaninoff -pianoconcert no 2
6) Rachmaninoff -pianoconcert no 1
7) Chopin -pianoconcert no 2
Grieg -pianoconcert
9) Debussy -Image
10) J.S Bach WTC book 1 and 2

[pianistavt]

Needless to say, the above lists Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff (etc.) countless times (and with good reason).  I thought others, like me, may be interested in seeing pieces that are less well known, so I made a summary of them.  These are all taken from the previous posts.  This is purely my subjective perspective.

Balakirev - Toccata in C sharp minor
Bortkiewicz - Ballade
Carl Vine - Sonata no.1
Elgar - In Smyrna
John Cale - Monologue 1
Leo Ornstein - Morning in the Woods
Ligeti - L'escalier du diable
Ligeti - Vertige'
Lowell Liebermann - Gargoyles Op. 29
Lyapunov - Rhapsody on Ukrainian Themes
Milhaud - Tijuca
Rialto Ripples Rag by Gershwin
Sibelius - romance in D flat major
Smetana - Etude g sharp minor "On the sea shore"
Vladigerov - Aquarells no.6
Vladigerov - Vardar rhapsody
Yann Tiersen - Comptine d'un autre ete'

I left out mentions of Sorabji, but in hindsight I wish I had included those.

And 1 P.C.:
Gabriel Pierne - Piano Concerto in C minor

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Mozart - Sonata in D Major "Hunt" (K 576)
Schubert - Sonata in B-flat Major (D 960)
Mozart - Sonata in F Major (K 533)
Schubert - Fantasy in C Major "Grazer" (D 605a)
Schubert - Sonata in A Major (D 959)
Beethoven - Sonata in E-flat Major "Les Adieux" (Op. 81a)
Bach - Goldberg Variations (BWV 988)
Schubert - Sonata in G Major "Fantasie" (D 894)
Bach - The Art of Fugue (BWV 1080)
Debussy - Les collines d'Anacapri

Mozart - Piano Concerto in B-flat Major (K 595)

[the_franzliszt]

Oooo, there's so many... So I"ll do the ones I can play.

Etude in D-Sharp Minor - Scriabin
Etude Op.2 No.1 in C-Sharp Minor - Scriabin
Transcendental Etude No.10 in F minor "Appassionata" - Liszt
Moment Musical Op.94 No.3 in F minor - Schubert
Piano Sonata No.14 in C-Sharp Minor "Moonlight" - Beethoven
Spanish Rhapsody - Liszt
Traumerei Op.15 No.7 - Schumann
Sonata K.331 "Alla Turka" - Mozart
Nocturne Op.48 No.1 in C minor - Chopin
Nocturne Op.55 No. 1 in F minor - Chopin

Concerto: Saint-Saens Piano Concerto no.2 in G Minor

[liszt-and-the-galops]

Carol of the Bells (not even going to try to spell that name)
Grand Galop Chromatique (Liszt)
La Campanella (Liszt)
Op. 10 (Chopin)
4 Seasons (Vivaldi, specifically Spring and Winter).
Petrushka mvt. 1 (Stravinsky)
Reflets Dans L'eau (Debussy)
Nocturne 27/2 (Chopin)
Ballade no. 1 (Choppin)
In no particular order.
Edit: forgot about Petrushka, subbed mvt. 1 for Le Gibet.

[xdanielyj]

Beethoven Sonata No. 32
Bach Goldberg Variations
Beethoven Sonata No. 29
Chopin Ballade No. 4
Beethoven Sonata No. 26
Beethoven Sonata No. 18
Schubert Sonata D. 960
Beethoven/Liszt Symphony No. 3
Beethoven Sonata No. 4
Beethoven Sonata No. 3

Beethoven Concerto no. 4 (tied with Brahms 1st)

Damn, I really tried to write more non-Beethoven pieces the best I could.

[frodo4]

Beethoven Sonata No. 29 (Hammerklavier)
Bach Goldberg Variations
Beethoven Sonata No. 30 (Op. 109)
Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor
Beethoven Diabelli Variations
Cesar Franck Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
Beethoven Sonata No. 23 (Appassionata)
Brahms Piano Sonata No. 3 Op. 5
Chopin Ballade No. 1

Brahms Piano Concerto no. 2 (tied with Beethoven Concerto no. 4)

Ask me tomorrow and I might change a few.

[xdanielyj]

Beethoven Sonata No. 29 (Hammerklavier)
Bach Goldberg Variations
Beethoven Sonata No. 30 (Op. 109)
Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor
Beethoven Diabelli Variations
Cesar Franck Prelude, Chorale and Fugue
Brahms Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
Beethoven Sonata No. 23 (Appassionata)
Brahms Piano Sonata No. 3 Op. 5
Chopin Ballade No. 1

Brahms Piano Concerto no. 2 (tied with Beethoven Concerto no. 4)

Ask me tomorrow and I might change a few.

Based on your picks, we'd be good friends.

[ravelfan07]

In no particular order (some of these aren’t pieces but it’s whatever lol)
1, Chopin Ballade no 1
2,. Chopin Ballade no 4
3. Ravel - Ondine
4. Ravel - Jeux Deau (side note, the orchestral transcription is amazing!)
5. Liszt - Romance in E Minor
6. Liszt -  liebestruam no 3
7. Rachmaninoff’s transcription of Liebeslied
8. Chopin Nocturne op 9 no 2 (no 1 is actually not far behind)
9. Beethoven Moonlight sonata 1st movement
10. Ravel - Une Barque Sur L’ocean

[iamdopeuarenope]

No order

Chopin - Ballade No. 4
Chopin - Ballade No. 1
Liszt - Liebestraum No. 3
Beethoven - Pathetique Sonata
Liszt - Paganini/Liszt Etude no. 6 (Caprice 24 one)
Scriabin - Impromptu Op. 12 No. 2
Chopin - Etude Op. 25 No. 5
Liszt - Un Sospiro
Ravel - Jeux D'eau
Scriabin - 2nd Sonata

Concerto - Tchaikovsky 1 

[chopping]

Chopin Ballade 1
Chopin Ballade 2
Chopin Two Nocturnes op 48 (especially the 1st)
Chopin Sonata 2
Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit
Bach Partita 6
Beethoven Sonata 23 'Appassionata'
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 2
Scriabin Vers La Flamme
Scriabin Etude op 42 no 5
Of course this changes all the time, and these are not in any particular order

[jamienc]

Bach French Suite no. 5
Appassionata
Op. 111
Op. 109
Ballade No. 4
Schumann Fantasy
Chopin Op. 10 No. 2
Prokofiev Sonata No. 6
Schumann Carnaval
Scriabin Op. 42 No. 5

Easily the Rachmaninoff 3rd

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Schubert Grazer Fantaisie

The Grazer Fantasie!!! 
Glad to see someone else here enjoys this little played work. The only place I see any discussion of it, for the most part, is in the YouTube comments sections for the piece itself. Want to learn it at some point.